Meaning of could do with | Babel Free

Definitions

To need something that would be beneficial.

Equivalents

Examples

“I could do with a torch, if you've got one.”

“The fence could do with another coat of paint.”

“Your son could do with a good talking to!”

“That cutter is no good to me now. I could have done with it yesterday.”

“Jones could still do with Jonny May, the scorer of the first two of England’s four tries, recovering swiftly from an apparent hamstring tweak but in Sinckler and his young flankers, Tom Curry and Sam Underhill, the coach has some steadily improving individuals.”

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